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ONLY ON 3: Signal Mtn. Shooting Victim Talks to Eyewitness News

Friday 6pm

CHATTANOOGA, TN (WRCB) - On crutches and obviously in pain, our camera was the only one rolling as Dr. Terry Loher returned to his clinic where he took a bullet just one week ago.

The police officers, the medics did an amazing job," says Loher fighting back tears, "without them I wouldn't be here."

Nine months pregnant, his wife Gladys stood by his side during our interview. Dr. Loher says it's his growing family that makes it so important for the clinic, his sole income, to survive.

"We have our ups and downs," says Loher reflecting on the last week, "we are just trying to hang in there ... we have a baby on the way."

We asked Loher about the order of protection filed by his ex-wife back in 2002 and the motion filed this week that claims Loher's 8 year-old stepson is quote "scared to death" of him. Both documents are part of the custody battle that precedes last week's shooting.

"Mostly the stuff we are seeing in the news is allegations and not really true," says Loher, "but we want to hold off on any comments on that kind of stuff until the right time."

His wife defended the doctor.

"He's a great man, some people have been trying to portray him as something totally different," says Gladys Pineda-Loher, "he's a lovable man and my kids could not be in a better environment."

Unwilling to discuss the investigation, the couple continued to thank the community for support during a very difficult week.

"We are just so thankful," says Loher, "we just really need the community's support."

The Signal Mountain Chiropractic Clinic is now open to patients. Chiropractors from the community will be filling in until Loher is ready to return to work.

Friday 4:30pm

CHATTANOOGA (WRCB) - The chiropractor shot in his clinic last week joined his pregnant wife to answer questions from Channel 3 Eyewitness News on Friday afternoon.

When asked how they're doing, Dr. Terry Loher tells us, "We have our ups and downs. We are just trying to hang in there. You know, we have a baby on the way."

His wife Gladys Loher tells Channel 3, "He's a great man. Some people have been trying to portray him as something totally different. He's a lovable man and my kids could not be in a better environment."

Watch the complete report at 5:00 and 6:00 Friday.

Friday 11am

CHATTANOOGA (WRCB) - A judge Friday increased the bond of a chiropractor's former wife who is charged with walking in the Signal Mountain clinic with a gun and shooting him in the groin as their two young daughters waited outside. 

Channel 3 Eyewitness News was there when 38 year old Terrance Loher testified, "We wrestled for the gun, it went off again, I got the gun away from her, I hit her over the head, and then threw the gun away from both of us." Loher went on to say "after I hit her I don't know if she was unconscious because I was busy trying to stop all the bleeding, but she wasn't moving."

A Hamilton County detective testified at a Friday initial appearance hearing that 41-year-old Tina Loher of Eidson, a registered nurse, had written in her diary that she needed to create "portals of exit" for her former husband's "demonic spirits."

Loher stood in court and her former husband, 38-year-old Terrance J. Loher, sat in a wheelchair, as a judge increased her $140,000 bond to $600,000. She has been in custody since the July 10 shooting, charged with attempted first degree murder and two counts of domestic reckless endangerment.

The judge bound her case over to the Hamilton County Grand Jury.

Channel 3' Callie Starnes is working this story and you can see her complete report from inside the courtroom Friday on LIVE at 5:00.

Tuesday Noon

We're getting our first look at the woman accused of shooting her ex-husband. Tina Loher is charged with attempted first degree murder and two counts of reckless endangerment.

Doctor Terrance Loher was shot in the leg Friday at Signal Mountain Chiropractic on Taft Highway.

Police say the Loher's two children are now with their grandparents.

Saturday 6 p.m.

Eyewitness News has new details on the relationship between a chiropractor and his ex-wife, who police say barged into his Signal Mountain office and shot him in the leg.

Terrance and Tina Loher first filed for divorce in 2002, but the couple reconciled and the divorce was never finalized. The couple filed for divorce again in 2004, and a judge granted the divorce in 2005.

Eyewitness News has also learned the couple's children are staying with their grandparents.

Tina Loher is booked in the Hamilton County Jail. Her bond is set at $140,000.

Saturday 12:20 p.m.

Eyewitness News is learning more details about a shooting at a Signal Mountain chiropractic clinic Friday.

Police tell us the shooting was a result of years of domestic abuse dating back to 2002. Tina and Terrance Loher were due to be in court this week for child support hearings.

Eyewitness News will continue to update you on air and online as more details develop.

Friday 9:30 p.m.

Tina Loher has been booked into the Hamilton County Jail, charged with attempted first degree murder and two counts of reckless endangerment.  No bond has been set.  Loher is set to be in court July 17th.  

Friday 2:30 p.m.

Signal Mountain Police are identifying the suspect and victim in Friday morning's shooting at Signal Mountain Chiropractic on Taft Highway. 

Police say 41-year-old Tina Loher, the ex-wife of Dr. Terrance Loher, opened fire inside the chiropractic clinic Friday morning.  Captain Gregg Hall with Signal Mountain police confirmed these details at a media briefing at 2 p.m.

According to Hall, Tina Loher drove to Signal Mountain from Edison, Tenn., with her two young daughters in the car.  Police say Tina Loher fired only one shot, and earlier reports indicate her ex-husband was shot in the leg.

Both Dr. Loher and Tina Loher were taken to Erlanger Medical Center for injuries sustained in this altercation.  Dr. Loher remains in the hospital, listed in stable condition.  

Signal Mountain Police say Tina Loher did not receive gunshot wounds.  She was treated and released from Erlanger Medical Center Friday afternoon. According to Hall, she is now being questioned by detectives with the Hamilton County Sheriff's Department. 

Friday 1 p.m.

Employees at a real estate office across the parking lot from Signal Mountain Chiropractic tell Eyewitness News Dr. Terrance Loher's ex-wife told her two young daughters that she planned to kill their dad. Eyewitness News has learned the daughters were in the car with the woman, believed to be the shooter. 

Several employees at the real estate office told Eyewitness News the girls ran into the real estate office and asked for help moments before the shooting unfolded. Signal Mountain Police have not confirmed this information.

Around 12:30 p.m., Captain Gregg Hall with Signal Mountain Police updated Eyewitness News.  Hall believes both people taken to the hospital with injuries related to this shooting incident are in stable condition at Erlanger Medical Center.

Friday 11:40 a.m.

Eyewitness News spoke to two witnesses who were present during the shooting. They say Dr. Terrance Loher, the owner of the chiropractic clinic, was the man injured in the shooting. There is no official confirmation of his identity.

Brothers Shannon and David Wyke work next door and saw the shooting. Their boss called 911.

The witnesses say the shooting happened inside the office, and that they heard the receptionist run out screaming for help.

LifeForce was called for Loher, who the witnesses say was seen waving his hand before he left.

The woman was taken by ambulance. There is no word yet on her identity.

Loher had just moved to the area, and had taken over the clinic at the beginning of the year.

Friday 11:10 a.m.

Eyewitness News is learning more about a shooting that happened Friday morning at a chiropractic clinic.

Captain Gregg Hall with the Signal Mountain Police Department tells Eyewitness News that the shooting happened at 9:33 a.m. at the Signal Mountain Chiropractic Clinic.

According to Hall, a man and a woman were injured. One victim was airlifted to an area hospital, and the other was taken by ambulance.

Police are not looking for any suspects, but will not give the relationship of the two victims.

Friday 10:55 a.m.

We are learning more about the Signal Mountain Chiropractic Clinic where at least one person was shot Friday morning.

According to Signal Mountain's online directory, the clinic provides:

"Sensible, results-oriented health care for everyone from infants to centagenarians. Signal Mountain Chiropractic Clinic is a full service facility with an on-site x-ray suite, physical rehabilitation equipment, and the latest in physiotherapies."

The chiropractic clinic is owned by Dr. Terrance J. Loher.

Stay with Eyewitness News to bring you more details as they become available.

Friday, 10:10 a.m.

SIGNAL MOUNTAIN (WRCB) - Eyewitness News has just confirmed at least one person has been shot at Signal Mountain Chiropractic Clinic on Taft Highway.

One person was airlifted.

Eyewitness News has a crew on the way and will provide more details as they become available. It's coverage you can count on.